HOSSEIN KASHIAN

Biography
Mr.Hossein Kashian was born in 1942 in tehran.After obtaining high school diploma he managed to graduate from iranian calligraphy association in 1967. In 1979 high council of culture and Art awarded him art Diploma, grade 2. Having 40 years of experience in art he has managed participate in varrous felds of iranian oainting ( miniature ), oil color, and calligraphy. He has led fruitful artistic life by participating in 56 group and individual exhibitions ( 28 group exhibitions, 11 individual exhibitions in iran, and 17 group\individual international exhibitions in Egypt,Pakistan,Biannual Exhibition of bangladesh, Biannual Exhibition of algeria, Paris, Germany, USA, 4 times in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2 times in Switzerland, China and Dubai ). in the first international biannual exhibition of Algeria, he managed to gain silver medal in the field of painting.For 2 years he was director of Tehran contemporary Art Musem. He has been one of the founders of iranian Visual arts and has served as art expert in visual arts center of the Ministry of Culture and Higher Education for 12 years.